by Matthew Remissong | Dec 31, 2009 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
The proposed merger between Comcast and NBC Universal is a major test for the Obama administration’s positions on vertical mergers and media consolidation. Comcast has already made some commitments to aid it during the review process, which is likely to take at...
by Matthew Remissong | Dec 31, 2009 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
A three judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently upheld the injunction against Microsoft that goes into effect January 11, 2010. The panel also upheld the nearly $300 million in damages from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District...
by aownbey | Nov 29, 2009 | Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations, Technology |
European Union (EU) regulators closed their investigation of Qualcomm Inc. after all of the companies accusing Qualcomm of charging excessive royalties on technology patents withdrew their complaints. In 2005, six technology companies filed complaints alleging that...
by Grace L. Wang | Nov 24, 2009 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology |
When teen pop star Justin Bieber’s signing became a riot of teens on Friday around 2:30pm, police were called in to control the crowd. Unable to quickly contain the situation, they asked his label’s VP, James A. Roppo, to send out a tweet to cancel the...
by raphelb | Nov 24, 2009 | Legal/Tech News |
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is reporting that a 29-year-old woman from Quebec has lost her health benefits due to a set of pictures posted to her Facebook account. The woman, Nathalie Blanchard, suffers from a form of depression that is so severe that...
by Manuel Arreaza | Nov 23, 2009 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations, Technology |
“So if I know about a stock’s activity one day before it’s insider trading, but if I know about a stock’s activity one second before it’s high frequency trading?” -Samantha Bee, The Daily Show Ms. Bee doesn’t have it quite right, but mainstream comedy shows rarely...